Bored on Earth? There’s another world to visit this weekend — a planet where the arts are not just a pleasure, but biologically essential to life itself.

The Vineyard’s fine arts scene is warming with the weather, as seasonal galleries open their doors and year-round establishments introduce new artists.

To accommodate all the students who want to take American Sign Language, the regional high school will increase the teaching position from half to full time next year.

On Sunday at at Featherstone Center for the Arts, artists and community members gathered for the opening reception of Emerge! a scholarship show in honor of Davin Tackabury.

The newly appointed superintendent of Martha’s Vineyard schools will have a full plate when he begins work July 1.

At a noon meeting Friday, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School committee approved a change of attorneys in its legal action against the Oak Bluffs planning board.

West Tisbury needs clear regulations on how and where food trucks may be allowed, town counsel Ron Rappaport told three town boards.

Stan Murphy at 100, on display through August 21 on the museum’s second floor, joins the earlier Thomas Hart Benton show as one of the museum’s triumphs.

The Yard is about to open its 50th season with a lively program of dance concerts, works in progress, DJ parties and public classes for all ages.

The Island passed an important hurdle this week on its race to qualify for state funding to replace the aging Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.